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Head-to-head · Political Campaign Software

NationBuilder vs RaiseTheMoney

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score NationBuilder #3 in Political Campaign Software 8.6/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 7 features Visit NationBuilder
RaiseTheMoney #8 in Political Campaign Software 7.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 7 features Visit RaiseTheMoney

NationBuilder leads on 0 checks, RaiseTheMoney on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreNationBuilder · 8.6/10
  • Free trialonly NationBuilder
  • Most featuresRaiseTheMoney · 4 of 7

NationBuilder scores higher on our rubric for political campaign software: 8.6 against 7.2 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #8.

NationBuilder is the better fit for campaigns wanting an integrated constituent database. RaiseTheMoney is the better fit for campaigns focused on contributions and finance reporting.

  • NationBuilder fits best

    Campaigns wanting an integrated constituent database

  • RaiseTheMoney fits best

    Campaigns focused on contributions and finance reporting

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Side by side

Feature NationBuilder 8.6/10 Visit ↗ RaiseTheMoney 7.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.6 7.2
Ranking #3 in Political Campaign Software #8 in Political Campaign Software
Best for Campaigns wanting an integrated constituent database Campaigns focused on contributions and finance reporting
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price — Pricing on request
Free plan — Not checked yet
Free trial 14 days —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features NationBuilder 0/7 · RaiseTheMoney 4/7
Voter database Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Canvassing tools Not checked yet Not checked yet
Online donations Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Compliance reporting Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Email/SMS messaging Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Phone banking Not checked yet Not checked yet
Volunteer management Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Combines constituent profiles, segmentation, tags, and contact history
  • Supports donations, memberships, email, SMS, petitions, and events
  • Starter and Pro plans include website and fundraising tools
  • Collect contributions through online donation forms and pages
  • Manage donor records, fundraising events and finance reporting
  • Reach supporters with email and SMS communications
Cons
  • Feature breadth may be more than campaigns seeking a focused tool need
  • Starter and Pro database capacity is limited to 5,000 and 10,000 contacts respectively
  • Enterprise pricing is custom
  • Access is web-based, with no other platform listed
  • Pricing uses a contact-sales model
  • Its listed tools center on fundraising and supporter communications
Our verdict

NationBuilder brings constituent records, fundraising, communications, and campaign activity into a web-based platform for political campaigns and other groups organizing supporters. Its database stores profiles, relationships, tags,…

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RaiseTheMoney is a cloud platform for political fundraising operations, aimed at candidates, political committees and organizations that collect contributions and manage supporter data online. It brings donation forms and pages, donor and…

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  1. NationBuilderPolitical Campaign Software 8.614-day trial
  2. RaiseTheMoneyPolitical Campaign Software 7.2Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • NationBuilder — where it wins

    • Combines constituent profiles, segmentation, tags, and contact history
    • Supports donations, memberships, email, SMS, petitions, and events
    • Starter and Pro plans include website and fundraising tools

    Where it doesn't

    • Feature breadth may be more than campaigns seeking a focused tool need
    • Starter and Pro database capacity is limited to 5,000 and 10,000 contacts respectively
    • Enterprise pricing is custom

  • RaiseTheMoney — where it wins

    • Collect contributions through online donation forms and pages
    • Manage donor records, fundraising events and finance reporting
    • Reach supporters with email and SMS communications

    Where it doesn't

    • Access is web-based, with no other platform listed
    • Pricing uses a contact-sales model
    • Its listed tools center on fundraising and supporter communications

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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